Fur-treating machine



Oct. 26 ,'1926. 1,604,523

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UNITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE` MORRIS H. KRONSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FUR-TREATING MACHINE.

Application led November 3, 19.25. Serial No. 66,538.

My invention relates to a machine for treating pelts having the natural coating, hereinafter termed the fur.

The object of my-inventionis to produce a machine which will prepare the fur with a high finish. Y My machine has a number of ,rotatable cylinders, so positioned that a conveyer belt carrying the Apelts with their furry side up, may successively prese-nt the fur to the action of these cylinders. One or more of these cylinders is covered with bristles. At least one of these cylinders is heated so as to iron the fur and to give it a high lustre at the same time. l

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing which forms a part of this application. I would, however, have it understood that various modifications and changes may be made without departure from the true spirit and scope of my invention.

Fig. 1 is an elevational left side view of the machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a right side view of same machine. Y a

Fig. 3 is a fractional side view, showing sectionally, the fur treating elements of my machine. 1

Fig. 4 is a fractional top view of the elements shown in Fig. 3.

An endless conveyer belt 10, extending from feed or entrance platform 11 to discharge end 12, moves the pelts (which are placed on the belt in front of the feed platform` with their furry sides up) between feed rolls 13 and 14. At least one of these rolls is spring-pressed. Spring 15 is shown pressing feed roll 13 down but either or both rolls may be spring-pressed.

After passing through the feed rolls, the belt moves over guide roll 16 and comes into contact with a cylindrical brush 17. This brush has a comparatively stiff set of bristles attached to its circumferential surface. The bristles are ordinarily of stiff steel wire but of coursey I do not confine myself to any particular type of bristle. The pelt is withdrawn from brush 17 by guide roll 18 which is circuinferentially grooved at re lar intervals. The pelt is brought agamunder bristles on the brushes 17 After being brushed by conveyer belt from roller frame of the machine.

treatment before the belt brushed and ironed.

external source. In Fig.

tion of the .active faces drum 19. Drum 19 which serves as a guidev andA 20.

passes between drum 19 and guide roller 21. This roller is corrugated so as to o'er a greater surface contact to the fur.

The fur is maintained in Contact with the means of guide wires 22 attached to brackets 23, 24 which in turn are attached to the Guide roll 16 is supported by a bracket 28 which may be adjusted up and down at any desired distance from brush 17 and held in place by bolt 29. An alternative method is to have roller 16 held similarly to roller 18. This is held in an'adjustable position by means of a pivoted and Aslotted arm 30.

The machine receives its power throughv shaft 31 which obtains its power from an posed to. rotate in aclockwise direction. Pulleys 32, 33 and belt 34 (shown in dotted lines) connect the shaft 31 to the brush 17. Arrows 35 show the direction of the motion of the belt which is'in opposition to the momember or guide roller is rotated by frictional contact with the conveyer belt 10.

The fur now comes into contact with a second and smaller cylindrical brush 20. The bristles used on this brush are finer and less stiff than are those used on brush 17. The

and 20 may be ar 60' ranged uniformly as on ordinary rotary brushes or 1n helical groups as shown so as to give a more dlverse action .to the fur.

brush 20 the fur 16 to roller 21 by The fur now passes around drum 19 until it is pressed between-ironing roll 25, which is heated, and the drum 19. There the fur is subjected to an ironing action which also gives the fur a, lustre. A roll 26 may cause the fur to be temporarily/withdrawn from the ironing roll 25 but it returns to the ironing roll 25 and receives another heat moves the fur on to the discharge end 12 where thepelts a're taken oif the conveyer belt 10 by an operator or are allowed to fall into a container.

The conveyer may have one or`more iiaps 27 .under which a small portion of the front end of the pelt may be placed. This ap prevents the fur'fromslipping while being 2 shaft 31 is supof the'brushes 17 10 Sprocket wheels 36, 37 and chainS .conneet counter=shait 39 to main shajt' 3i, and counter-shat 40 is connected `to countershaft. 39 by chain 41and its sprocket wheels.

Counter-shaft I40 through chain 42, turns a roll 43 which frictionally engages the conveyer belt and causes it to move as shownby fthe arrows. Shaft 40 also revolves ironing L roil through chain or belt 44. .10`

L? Ironing roll 25 may be rotated in the direction as the conveyer-.belt by removing chain 44 and connecting cylinder 43 'and the4 ironing roll 25 by means of pulleys'alid a belt twisted 180?, The ironing roll is supported as shown by two pivoted arms 45 soithat the ironing roll may be swung clear ofthe beltA as shown by the dotted lines.

y Referring to Fig. l showing the lefthand side'of my machine, shaft 39 turns the brush 20 by belt 46 and also turns shaft 47 through z chain 48. Shaft 4?'by' chain'49 rotates guide rolls -luand 2l against the motion of theconveyer belt 10.

Under the feed orventrance platform 11 roller 59 holds the conveyer belt 10 in such a position as to best receive the pelts from pearance and feel l tration I have shown it.as

- the feed platform. Roller 51 is held by arm.

52 and spring 53 so as tokeep the-conveyer belt at the desired tension.

The irening roll 25- may be heated by any convenient means. Fon the ui'pose of illusa gas burner 'placed within thel roll, but I do not confine myself to any particular method of'heatig.

Under actual test this machine has treated urs and has given them a beautiful smoothness and lustre. In factit is possible to treat very rough and unattractive pelts by this' method and produce a fur jhaving 'the apof line elxpensivefurs.

L claim:

1. A machine adaptable forbrushing'and ironing furs on the pelt having a rotatable `heated member, a conveyer belt and /means for causing furs on said conveyer belt to be temporarily withdrawnA from* and returned .to contact with said heating member.

- guide, a "drum, a

. tioned brush and over said drum, wires col 2. A peltt'reating machine comprising a guide, a drum, a ,brush rotatable to Apress toward said'guide and drum, a second brush pressing toward said drum, a conveyer passlng over said guide, under said first mentioned' brush and over' said drum, anda heating iron for finishing the pelts after they 'have been brushed.

3. A pelt treatin machine' comprising a rush rotatable to press toward said guide and drum, a second brush n toward said drum, a conveyer passmg over-said guide', under said first menacting with said conveyer to guide the pelts past said brushes and a heating iron for finishing the pelts editer they have been brushed.

Sams" ing heated byv 4. cylindrical guide member, a cylindrical `heatir'xg iron adj scent thereto, a conveyer belt passing over said guide member and beneath saidjiron, and a brush for treating pelts Von the conveyer while on said guide. y

'5L' A. cylindrical guide member, a cylindrical heating iron adjacent thereto, a conveyer belt passing over said guide member and beneathsaid iron, and a brush for treating pelts on Athe conveyer while on said guide and means" for retracting said iron,

6. A machine for treatingl pelts which comprises a conveyer, two spaced guide rollers, a brush for engaging said conveyer adj acent both rollers, and an intermediate adjustable guide roller: between said spaced guide rollers. y l

7. In a pelt treating machine, a rotating drum, a brush, a conveyer travelling between said brush and'drum and a corrugated roller 4coasting.witl'i peltswhile they are on said conveyer and it is on said drum.

8.'.In a pelt treating machine, a rotating drum, a conveyer travelling around said drum, two brushes `coacting with said drum and rotating so that the active surface of' the brushes travels in the opposite direction to the active surface of said conveyer and guide wires extending around one face et said drum between brushes.

. 9.- In a pelt treating machine, a rotatingdrum, a conveyer .travelling around said drum, and two brushes coacting with said drumy and rotatingso thai-. the active surface 1 ofthe brushes travels in the opposite direction to the active surface of said conveyer guide wires coacting with said conveyor past said brushes and a heated polishing iron enacting with the youd said drum.

10. A pelt treating machine comprising a guide, a drum, ya rotatable brush to press toward said guide and drum, a conveyor belt, means for retracting said conveyor belt l from said brush and guide wires coacting4 with saidl rconveyor belt to guidevpelts on said conveyor past said rotatable brush.

11; -In a pelt treating machine, a rotatable guide, a rotatable drum, a conveyor belt, l

traveling on said guide and drum, a rotatable brush adjacent said belt, means for retracting 'the` surface of said conveyor belt `fromv said brush and a corrugatedroller adapted to press againstv said pelts when l said conveyor and said 9 pelts on said conveyer be-I l while said urs are passingnround a part of ,and adapted to strike against the lay of the said drum. fur, a curvedmember adapted to be heated 13. In a machine for treating furry pelts internally .and means for guiding the pelt`10 a feed platform, feed rolls adjacentto said into contact with said rigid' members on said 5 feed platform, a rotating member, a plurotating member; andl past said heated rality of substantially rigid members extend` member. l ing outwardly from said rotating member f MORRIS H. KRONSDN. 

